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Friday, December 6, 2013

Sweet Marie Bars

I have very much enjoyed Christmas Cookie Week! It has been a busy week of experimenting with recipes and eating lots of sweet goodies. Friday being what I consider a more relaxing type of day, I am sharing a recipe that I previously posted two years ago.

Sweet Marie Bars are one of my favourite Christmas squares. They are gluten-free and dairy-free as well as delicious. They can be whipped together in a few minutes and they don’t need any baking. Plus, they are a combo of chocolate and peanut butter, just like the No Bake Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Balls I made for Wednesday's post.

Sweet Marie Bars

by Joann MacDonald

Cook Time: none

Keywords: no bake dessert gluten-free vegan vegetarian squares

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Ingredients

½ cup peanut butter

½ cup corn syrup or agave nectar

½ cup brown sugar

1 tsp margarine

½ cup peanuts

2 cups crispy rice cereal

Icing:

1 cup vegan chocolate chips

2 Tbsp margarine

Instructions

Melt peanut butter, corn syrup, brown sugar and margarine in a medium pot, stirring until blended. Remove from heat. Stir in peanuts and cereal. Spread into a 9x9-inch pan. Melt the chocolate chips and margarine together in a pot or double boiler. Spread over the base. Allow icing to set in the fridge. Enjoy!

Hi! I'm Joann, a Toronto, Canada freelance writer and mother of two kids and two beagle-mix rescue pups. Inspiration is all around us, but how often do we miss it as we speed through our days crossing things off our lists? Grab a cup of tea and join me in exploring the art in everyday life, including diy, decor, books and lots of easy-to-make, family-friendly vegan food.